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Liaison Brian Eisenhauer
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2014
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Plymouth State University
OP-27: Rainwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Brian Eisenhauer
Director
Office of Environmental Sustainability
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Does the institution use Low Impact Development (LID) practices as a matter of policy or standard practice to reduce rainwater/stormwater runoff volume and improve outgoing water quality for new construction, major renovation, and other projects?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s Low Impact Development (LID) practices:

Stormwater management and systems including cyclonic filtration and settling tanks are used to manage storm water. All new construction projects use these measures, and study of their effectiveness was conducted using chemical analyses of runoff.


Has the institution adopted a rainwater/stormwater management policy, plan, or strategies that mitigate the rainwater runoff impacts of ongoing campus operations through the use of green infrastructure? :
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s rainwater/stormwater management policy, plan, and/or strategies for ongoing campus operations:

Use storm water BMPs in all new construction.


A brief description of any rainwater harvesting employed by the institution:

Rain barrels at EcoHouse are used to water our permaculture installation.


Rainwater harvested directly and stored/used by the institution, performance year:
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A brief description of any rainwater filtering systems employed by the institution to treat water prior to release:
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A brief description of any living or vegetated roofs on campus:

A student project on the "ecoshed" - a student built structure on campus built in the "Sustainable Structures" class using local materials.


A brief description of any porous (i.e. permeable) paving employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any downspout disconnection employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any rain gardens on campus:
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A brief description of any stormwater retention and/or detention ponds employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any bioswales on campus (vegetated, compost or stone):

part of an integrated stormwater management design.


A brief description of any other rainwater management technologies or strategies employed by the institution:

The "Sustainability in Art" class has designed and installed storm water treatment for the past two years at storm drains.


The website URL where information about the institution’s rainwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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